Overview

• JWST’s MIRI coronagraph and high-contrast imaging techniques suppressed the star’s glare to directly image the candidate exoplanet TWA 7b
• TWA 7b has an estimated mass similar to Saturn, making it ten times lighter than any exoplanet previously imaged
• The planet orbits a 6.4-million-year-old red dwarf 34 light-years away and aligns with structures in the system’s dusty debris disk
• Initial analysis places TWA 7b’s surface temperature near 120°F, a range that could support life if atmospheric conditions allow
• Ongoing studies aim to confirm the object’s planetary status and analyze its atmospheric composition and disk interactions